Ch. 8 Exercise Metabolism And Bioenergetics Flashcards
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
A high-energy molecule that serves as the main form of energy in the human body; known as the energy currency of the body.
Bioenergetics
The study of energy in the human body.
Metabolism
All of the chemical reactions that occur in the body to maintain itself.
Exercise metabolism
The examination of bioenergetics as it relates to the unique physiologic changes and demands placed on the body during exercise.
First law of thermodynamics
Energy cannot be created or destroyed but merely converted from one form to another.
Macronutrients
Food substances required in large amounts to supply energy and include protein, carbohydrate, and fat.
Substrates
Intermediate forms of nutrients used in metabolic reactions to create adenosine triphosphate.
Glucose
The simplest form of carbohydrate used by the body for energy
Glycogen
Glucose that is deposited and stored in bodily tissues, such as the liver and muscle cells; the storage form of carbohydrate.
Ventilatory threshold 1 (VT1)
The point at which the body uses an equal mix of carbohydrate and fat as fuel sources.
Ventilatory threshold 2 (VT2)
The point where glucose provides nearly all of the energy for the activity.
Fats
One of the three main classes of foods and a source of energy in the body. Fats help the body use some vitamins and keep the skin healthy. They also serve as energy stores for the body. In food, there are two types of fats: saturated and unsaturated.
Triglyceride
The chemical or substrate form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body.
Free fatty acids
The by-products of the breakdown of stored or consumed fats, metabolized exclusively via the aerobic pathway, which uses oxygen to create adenosine triphosphate.
Protein
Amino acids linked by peptide bonds; the building blocks of body tissues
Essential amino acid (EAA)
Amino acid that must be obtained through the diet as the body does not make it; there are nine essential amino acids.
Ketone bodiesis the name collectively used to refer to three molecules. What are they?
acetone,
acetoacetic acid, and
beta-hydroxybutyric acid
Ketone bodiesis the name collectively used to refer to three molecules. What are they?
acetone,
acetoacetic acid, and
beta-hydroxybutyric acid
Nonessential amino acids
Amino acids that can be synthesized by the body and do not, under normal circumstances, need to be obtained in the diet.
Negative energy balance
When calorie intake is lower than the number of calories expended
Gluconeogenesis
The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources (proteins and fats).
Ketogenesis
The formation of ketone bodies from nonfat sources, such as certain amino acids.
Ketone bodies
Water-soluble molecules produced in the liver as a result of fatty acid oxidation. They can then be oxidized in the mitochondria to produce adenosine triphosphate.
Ketosis
A state of carbohydrate depletion where the liver manufactures ketone bodies to meet energy demands that free fatty acid oxidation cannot support.
Exogenous ketones
Isolated ketone bodies usually consumed in supplement form.
Insulin resistance
The inability of the cells to respond to insulin; occurs in type 2 diabetes.
Ketoacidosis
Metabolic acidosis induced by very high levels of ketone bodies such as seen in type 1 diabetes or severe insulin resistance.
What term refers to all the chemical reactions that occur in the body to maintain itself?
Metabolism